BMW F650GS Valve Clearance Adjustment 

Man, that was a lot of work. I don't think I can do it. Thanks for the video.

Thanks a lot for that very clear tutorial, greetings from Marseille !

Nice one mate! Teacher like quality over here 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Great job, thank you for teaching us ! :-)

You are my hero!!! Thank you so much!!!

Very useful, thanks

great video !!!

Thank you for the clear video, I’m trying to get an old ds650 running again and the shims are kinda weird for me.

Thanks for reminding me why I bought a Honda.

Excellent job. I recently bought a 2002 f650gs Dakar and I´m absorbing all the info I can about servicing this bike. Thanks!

The chain must have jumped on the crank sprocket , not sure how we can stop this given the need to pull the cams with the chain connected. I suppose you can release the cams from the chain and keep tension on chain then re time the cams after. Which you had to do anyway. Either way it was a great video and the clearance is spot on now. Thank you for sharing , very informative. Cheers ✌️❤️

I'd like to point out your neat trick with the oil tank. Most people I have seen set it on something. The bungee is a much better solution!

Excellent video! I'm curious why you didn't check the shim thickness of the two good valves (LIN and REX). I like to keep track of what's in there for next time. If I know what is in there I can have the shims I will likely need on hand before I open the engine. I've found that the valve spec changes very slowly over time (last time I had to change a shim was about 40K km ago). Also, the change is usually to a thinner shim, so four spares on hand is probably sufficient. It really only matters if it is your own, not a customer's, bike. I love your clear and logical approach in this and your other F650GS videos. Long comment; sorry!

Im about to do my valves and I think I am going to attempt something based on the oil tank bungee strap idea. I'm going to run a bungie through the timing chain after I unbolt the camshafts and hang the chain from above so it will hopefully stay connected down at the crankshaft

Hi thank you for the video, firstly I want to commend you on your video skills and mechanical ability, I recently bought a 2007 F650 Dakar 63000km and decided to check the valve clearance, what a fun job for big hands, I only had one issue in getting the cam chain adjuster back in, almost impossible to get your fingers in there while turning the adjuster nut as it is under spring pressure....I ended up drilling and tapping in a 6mm bolt in the end of it so I could use a 1/4 socket to push the adjuster bolt back into the housing....so much fun indeed, full day job on a Sunday. No wonder the valve clearances rarely get checked. I could do a full service on my R1100 GS in an hour and a half including valve clearances.

All do-able with vids such as this, BUT it seems ponderously detailed compared to the simplicity of air-and oil-head BMWs. I have to wonder if generated shop income was behind all this? You are right about learning to do this yourself! $140/hr here to mostly remove and install plastics, hoses, and clamps. Also, every 6000 miles seems a bit excessive eh? One could expect a $500 shop bill every 6,000 miles? Ouch! Great instruction, great process, good shop-craft. Thanks.

Hi, thanks for sharing this video (valve clearance adjustment). I am about to replace the rocker gasket so found the video very helpful showing what has to be removed to get to the cover. Can you tell me please what do you use to clean the cover? This seems really effective and I am going to have to clean up my engine casing as this is covered in oil from the leaky gasket. Many thanks. Mike

What parts and tools are you using to put the hose back on the valve cover? The manual says to use a BMW OEM plier and one-time-use clamp that is no longer available. Thank you!

Hello, What a great video!! Thank You!! I do have one question. This 650 appears to be the twin spark plug model. Am I correct about this? If I am, here is my question: I just bought a 2001 single spark plug version of the F650gs. Do I still have to go through taking half of the bike apart just to get to the valve cover?? I'm an experienced motorcycle mechanic (All the japanese brands plus the European two stroke MX bikes). I am real surprised that Rotax/BMW created such a labor intensive situation for something that has a 6000 mile maintenance interval!! I was quoted $500 for a valve clearance check and adjustment (if needed) at my local Beemer dealer. I thought that was outrageous, but after seeing this video, I still think $500 is high and that $350 is more realistic. Am I right about $500 being too much?? Despite my experience I am 64 and arthritis has beat me up badly in my spine and to a lesser extent my hands. Do I spend a huge chunk of money or go slow, rest when needed and do it myself?? Your opinion is greatly valued and appreciated! Bryan

Hi, great skill and thank you for sharing. I've the F650 GS Dakar which doesn't start since I bought it a few years ago. It just cranks. When cranking, I put my hand on the exhaust to check the smoke. But what I felt is a suction on the exhaust. I guess the exhaust valve is stuck or something is keeping it open. What do you think?

the specs I looked up for my 2002 F650GS single spark is intake 0.10 to 0.15 and exhaust is 0.25 to 0.30 ..is this the same as you got? overall I have my intakes at 0.13 and exhausts at 0.30 does this work? I figure being looser on exhaust should tighten up more due to higher heat. damn good video by the way thank you

How did the chain jump teeth on the cams when you had it zip tied?

Donde comprar las pastillas nuevas para el correcto ajuste??

I got a 2001 f650gs bmw dakar what size of shim I need and where can I order please let me know

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Did you ever solve the issue of the lean condition? Seems this was the last video.

What year is that F650GS? Does the 2005 F650GS have over bucket (as your bike) or under bucket shims? Thanks for the great video.

How many shims on a 2001 bmwf650gs

Where do you buy your parts?

Hi, i have just bought a 1995 bmw f 650 with 63k kilometers, i have your same engine. The bike is in really good shape but i don't have idea if the manitance was done correctly so i want to ceck the valve Clarence, i want to buy a shim kit before start with the operation, can you tell me the diameter of the shim? Thanks and cheers from italy ;)